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Retail Sales Release - The Dollar Value of Merchandise Sold | PL: 34  Category: Trading Signals | Comments (0) 2010-02-25 07:57:17 Natural size Retail Sales Release - The Dollar Value of Merchandise Sold The retail sales report is released by the U.S. Census Bureau every month on the 13th day, or on the nearest date if the 13th is a holiday. The report covers the previous month’s developments, and is anticipated eagerly by both economists and traders. The data included in the release is calculated from the dollar-value of merchandise sold by a sampling of point-of-sale businesses, and other non-store retailers such mail catalogues and vending machines. The Census Bureau sends out...   Tags: retail sales report, dollar-value, U.S. Census Bureau   Member: ForexFraud | 29 Snaps

The U.S. Dollar Index | PL: 53  Category: Trading Signals | Comments (0) 2009-12-02 08:03:30 Natural size The U.S. Dollar Index The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX®) is an index of the of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies. The USDX® is a weighted geometric mean of the dollar’s compared to the Euro (EUR), Japenese yen (JPY), Pound sterling (GBP), Canadian dollar (CAD), Swedish krona (SEK) and Swiss franc (CHF) relative to March 1973. The USDX® measures the dollar’s general value relative to a base of 100.00. For example, a quote of 105.50 means that the dollar’s value has risen 5.5 percent since...   Tags: Dollar Index, USDX, current level, ICE   Member: Mike, USA | 9 Snaps

US government should take three steps to prevent the dollar fall | PL: 30  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-11-12 07:09:32 US government should take three steps to prevent the dollar fall A Senior Economics Reporter at the CNBC Steve Liesman made his proposals on how the US administration can address the problem of declining dollar. He noted that it is only rhetoric that has been done since 2001 by the four consecutive Treasury secretaries on 'a strong dollar policy' while in fact nothing of what have been said works in practice. Thus, he suggests three ways for the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury to stop the US currency from decline. First step is to change the...   Tags: currency exchange, deficit, Federal Reserve, GDP, interest rate, Treasury, US dollar   Member: ecommerce-journal | 147 Snaps

Merrill Lynch economist: “We should fix the yuan to a basket of currencies” | PL: 12  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-11-05 06:59:33 Merrill Lynch economist: “We should fix the yuan to a basket of currencies” China should unshackle the yuan from its dollar peg and follow Singapore's lead in targeting a basket of currencies to determine its exchange rate, Merrill Lynch's China economist said on Wednesday. Linking the yuan to the dollar had done China more harm than good over the past two years, attracting both hot money inflows and international criticism, but a sudden shift to a fully market-determined exchange rate was off the table, Ting Lu said. 'The most important question is...   Tags: basket of currencies, dollar, exchange rate, Merrill Lynch, reserve currency, yuan   Member: ecommerce-journal | 147 Snaps

FOREX-Dollar extends gains as investors debate data | PL: 86  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-04-30 23:46:28 Natural size FOREX-Dollar extends gains as investors debate data By Nick Olivari NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Thursday as investors began to react positively to U.S. data, seeing signs of a recovery which would bolster demand for U.S. assets. The dollar was also helped by month-end flows as investors who had been betting against the dollar and dollar-denominated assets were forced to buy to reduce losses. U.S. weekly jobless claims decreased in the latest period even as continued claims notched a fresh record high, a sign some...   Tags: FOREX, Dollar, investors   Member: TheWatcher | 55 Snaps

WORLD FOREX: Dollar Weaker, Activity Choppy In Recent Ranges | PL: 84  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-04-22 18:51:03 Natural size WORLD FOREX: Dollar Weaker, Activity Choppy In Recent Ranges * APRIL 22, 2009, 11:40 A.M. ET TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Choppy and increasingly narrow trading within established ranges remains the dominant pattern for the dollar and many other currencies midday Wednesday. The dollar is lower versus the euro, the yen, and many other widely traded units, receding from earlier highs as equity markets recovered from initial losses and global risk appetites remained stable. Alongside the mildly positive tone for equities, the euro rose modestly above the...   Tags: forex news, dollar weaker   Member: TheWatcher | 55 Snaps

Dollar Mixed Amid Economic Uncertainties | PL: 68  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-04-20 19:18:50 Natural size Dollar Mixed Amid Economic Uncertainties 4/20/2009 1:07 PM ET The dollar was widely mixed in early afternoon trading Monday in New York, moving to a multi-week high against the euro, while coming under considerable pressure against the yen, falling to its lowest level in nearly three weeks. Meanwhile, against the pound, the buck pushed higher, moving to its highest level since early April. Traders considered the release of the Conference Board's index of leading of US economic indicators, which suggested continued weakness...   Tags: USD, dollar, euro weak   Member: TheWatcher | 55 Snaps

What Is The Dollar Worth ? | PL: 142  Category: Advisory Service | Comments (0) 2009-04-20 17:01:48 Natural size What Is The Dollar Worth ? This book comes as a result of more than 40 years of studying the constitution, economics, and banking practices. The information here will to some, be entirely new ground. For others it will be familiar, enough so that the reader will either agree with its contents or will disagree and most likely consider this author a nut case or even worse a conspiracy advocate. However, the book does not contain any political views, although the author has his own, as to why global economies have...   Tags: fx trading, fx market, forex trading, forex market, USD, dollar, usd worth   Member: Robert Ledesma | 4 Snaps

Yen, Dollar Gain on Concern U.S. Carmakers May Face Bankruptcy | PL: 60  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-03-30 16:06:50 Natural size Yen, Dollar Gain on Concern U.S. Carmakers May Face Bankruptcy March 30, 2009. The yen and dollar rose against the euro after a U.S. government official said bankruptcy may be the best option for General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, spurring investors to buy the currencies as a refuge. Japan’s currency climbed to the strongest level versus the euro in almost two weeks as Asian stocks fell after a five-day rally on concern the global recession will lead to further losses in the financial industry. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said...   Tags: Yen, Dollar, Euro   Member: Milos Visnjic | 7 Snaps

Europe Currencies News | PL: 67  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-03-28 19:05:43 Natural size Europe Currencies News U.K. Pound Declines Against Dollar on Signs Economic Slump Is Deepening The pound slipped to the lowest level in six days against the dollar after a government report showed the U.K. sank deeper into recession last year than economists forecast. Mexico's Peso Falls After Reports Show Deepening European Economic Slump Mexico’s peso fell, sending it to the first weekly decline in a month, as reports showing a deepening recession in Europe curbed demand for higher-yielding...   Tags: U.K Pound, Mexico’s peso, Euro, Dollar   Member: Milos Visnjic | 7 Snaps